Lee Byung-hun's 'The Match' tops box office for third straight weekend
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"The Match," starring Lee Byung-hun and Yoo Ah-in, topped the weekend box office for the third consecutive week, data showed Monday.
The Korean sports drama, which premiered March 26, attracted over 300,000 moviegoers from Friday to Sunday, bringing its total audience to 1.8 million, according to the Korean Film Council.
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"The Match" was followed by Rami Malek's spy thriller "The Amateur," which drew 47,963 viewers, and Ha Jung-woo's black comedy "Lobby" with 41,512.
Yonhap
